Fall 2018 Bi-Annual Meeting

The fourth AMP SoCal Bi-Annual Meeting took place on September 20, 2018.

Meeting Program & Agenda

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Presentation Videos

The following videos include a 3-5 minute highlight reel and a full-length overview of each speaker and panelist presentation.

Welcome Presentations

  • Opening Remarks and Overview – Libby Williams, Project Manager & Economic Development Specialist, USC Center for Economic Development – AMP SoCal
  • University Welcome – Neeraj Sood, Ph.D., Vice Dean for Research, Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California
  • CED Welcome – Deepak Bahl, Program Director and Co-Principal Investigator, USC Center for Economic Development

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Keynote Address

  • Arnie Streland, Senior Director, Strategy and Business Development, Northrop Grumman

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Panel 1: Opportunities Related to Drones, Space, and Cybersecurity

Aerospace has always been at the cutting edge of technology, with new advances in drones and space exploration reinventing how we travel the skies. But cybersecurity is increasingly necessary to protect that technology, and has become a mandatory measure for the supply chain within the Defense sectors. This panel will discuss opportunities within the drone and space industry, and how mindful cybersecurity measures will protect businesses who pursue those opportunities.

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The Case for Adopting Additive Manufacturing and New Manufacturing Technology

Optimize your business with the latest in cutting-edge machinery and production techniques

  • Moderator: Chris Wentworth, Additive Manufacturing Practice Lead, CMTC
  • William Haas, Procurement Manager, BDS Supply Chain, Boeing

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Panel 2: Preparing the Next Workforce

Hire the employees your manufacturing business needs by utilizing a variety of resources and best practices

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Future Trends for the Industry from the Department of Defense

Industrial Policy office provides detailed analyses and in-depth understanding of the increasingly global, commercial, and financially complex industrial supply chain essential to our national defense

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